The Groove

The greatest albums of all time

108,862 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972

2,621.940

Why this number?

The full board · page 1507

36145

Torture Die Vision · AMIGA · 1990 25.810

36146 Emerging From the Netherworlds Thanatos · Shark Records · 1990 25.810

36147 Core Articles of Faith · Bitzcore · 1991 25.810

36148 A Double Dose of Soul James Clay · Riverside · 1992 25.810

36149 4. Film Ton C-Schulz · Extreme · 1992 25.810

36150

Transfixion Sonic Violence · Dreamtime · 1992 25.810

36151 Year After Year Idaho · Caroline Records · 1993 25.810

36152 Metronome Melody Prism · Sublime Records · 1995 25.810

36153 Super Heroes Daze · Epic · 1997 25.810

36154 Vibractance Merzbow · E(r)ostrate · 1998 25.810

36155 Classic 220 2nd II None · Arista · 1999 25.810

36156 Oregon in Moscow Oregon · intuition · 2000 25.810

36157 Anthem Ralph Towner · ECM Records · 2001 25.810

36158 Images Polygon · 2001 25.810

36159 Hail Victory Teutonia Nachtfalke · Christhunt Productions · 2002 25.810

36160 The Meeting Art Ensemble of Chicago · Pi Recordings · 2003 25.810

36161 Subject to Change Without Notice Keelhaul · Hydra Head Records · 2003 25.810

36162

II Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition · Osmose Productions · 2003 25.810

36163

Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots · Alternative Tentacles · 2004 25.810

36164 Mu Jah Wobble · Sanctuary Records · 2005 25.810

36165 Trouble Kings of Tomorrow · Defected · 2005 25.810

36166 Location:COLD Catamenia · Massacre Records · 2006 25.810

36167 Penumbra The Bennie Maupin Ensemble · Cryptogramophone · 2006 25.810

36168 Cryogenic Cryo · Progress Productions · 2006 25.810